Michelle Langley Email and Phone Number

Michelle is a Associate Professor of Archaeology in the Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution (ARCHE) at Griffith University. Her research revolves around the development of cognition and behaviour throughout human evolution and the use of osseous (antler, bone, ivory) and shell technology in early human communities around the globe. She is the author of 'A Record in Bone: Exploring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Bone and Tooth Objects' (2023, Aboriginal Studies Press) and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.She is currently working on assemblages of bone and shell technology from both Australasia and abroad, teaches undergraduate archaeology at Griffith University, and supervisors Honours and doctoral students. Her research interests include:- Hunter-gatherer technologies -- how they were made, how they were used, what they meant to their owner/users;- Australian archaeology;- Neanderthal behavioural complexity and interaction with Homo sapiens;- Palaeolithic Europe; and- Identifying children's material culture in the archaeological record.Michelle is available for consultation and collaboration on newly recovered bone, antler, ivory, or shell artefacts.